Today John held down the fort as the sole podcaster.  He had to prepare for guests so he cleaned the toilet, vacuumed, and even made some vegan strudel for them.  John owes them huge for coming in because God knows nobody wants to hear his voice alone for twenty plus minutes.

Marvin Nguyen was here to promote his group of veggie runners who are training for the upcoming Sporting Life 10K on May 6, 2007. Marvin has two goals in mind. 1. Send a powerful message to the public that vegetarians can be strong and fit. And 2 – encourage existing vegetarians to go further. For more information see our Veggie & Fit article. "Veg runners are great," John says without any hint of bias. He recommends a new book by Ironman triathlete, Brendan Brazier called the Thrive Diet – available in our Resource Centre. Brendan will be in Toronto June 10 to give a special talk to teens, parents and students.

Erika Sullivan was here as our vegan veterinarian to answer all of the questions related to our happy little companion animals. She and John talk about the recent tainted pet food recall, and the debate over feeding cats vegan pet food – which she says may lead to obesity and type II diabetes. See our Cats & Dogs page for more about this issue, and where to obtain veggie pet food.

Also discussed this week: Where to find simple vegan recipe books, and recipe suggestions for vegan picnics. See our cookbooks page for links.

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